Mark Chussil

CEO at Advanced Competitive Strategies, Inc.

Mark Chussil is Founder and CEO of Advanced Competitive Strategies, Inc. and a 35-year veteran in competitive strategy. He has designed strategy simulators and conduct­ed business war games for dozens of com­panies, in many industries, around the world, helping them make or save billions of dollars.

A highly rated and entertaining speaker, Mark speaks about strategic thinking at confe­rences and in corporate workshops. He has written three books, chapters for five others, and numerous articles, and he has been quoted in Fast Company, Harvard Management Update, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications.

Mark is also a Founder of Benefitics, LLC (which quantifies Social ROI for non-profit organizations) and a Founder of Crisis Simulations International, LLC. He earned his B.A. at Yale and his M.B.A. at Harvard.

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Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 8- The Bottom Line

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 8- The Bottom Line

You say tomato, I say not-tomato

One guru says focus, another says diversify. One pundit says grow now profit later, another says be profitable from Read More

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 7- (Still) Deciding How to Decide

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 7- (Still) Deciding How to Decide

In part six , we looked at various ways you could decide which strategy is right for your company:

  • I’m the boss
  • You’re my

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Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 6- Deciding How to Decide

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 6- Deciding How to Decide

We’ve talked about how to define success and the importance of sharing that definition in your company. We’ve conjured up strategy ideas for ideas for Read More

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 5- “Holy Futures, Batman!”

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 5- “Holy Futures, Batman!”

Previously, in “Generating Ideas ,” we looked at ways to conjure up options for your company. By using the Read More

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 4- Generating Ideas

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 4- Generating Ideas

Previously, in “Speaking the Same Language,” we looked at how hard-to-see perspec­tives on information can cause hard-to-understand disputes. We saw how to get to con­sensus, Read More

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 3- Speaking the Same Language

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 3- Speaking the Same Language

Previously, in “What They Want ,” we explored how your competitors’ and colleagues’ perspectives on success can affect Read More

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 2- What They Want

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 2- What They Want

Previously, in “What You Want ,” we covered how you define success and that clarifying your definition should Read More

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 1- What You Want

Which Strategy is Right for My Company? Part 1- What You Want

Here are two supermarket chains. Which one is better?

There is not a objec­tive answer to “which one is better” until Read More